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∙ 10y agoThe first rule is to count all the digits from the beginning of the number until the first uncertain digit. The second rule is to round the final answer to match the least precise measurement used in the calculation.
Out of all the measurements used in the calculation, find the one with the least number of significant digits. This will be the limiting factor of how many significant digits the answer should have.
(of a number) altereing for convenience of expression or calculation, for example to the nearest whole number or multiple of ten or five:
The least number of significant figures in any number of the problem determines the number of significant figures in the answer.
All numbers which are not "zero" are classed as significant digits. Therefore in the number 129 there will be three digits which are classed as significant.
The number 202.45 has five significant digits.
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significant digits
Out of all the measurements used in the calculation, find the one with the least number of significant digits. This will be the limiting factor of how many significant digits the answer should have.
The term for eliminating digits that are not significant is called rounding or truncating. This process involves reducing the number of digits in a calculation to match the precision of the measurement.
the precision of the answer must have the same number of significant digits as the measurement with the least significant digits- the site explains the rules and how to identify significant digits
When multiplying numbers with different numbers of significant digits, the result should have the same number of significant digits as the least precise measurement. Count the number of significant digits in each number, perform the multiplication as usual, and then round the result to the least number of significant digits used in the calculation.
(of a number) altereing for convenience of expression or calculation, for example to the nearest whole number or multiple of ten or five:
There are four significant digits in the number 1.071.
(of a number) altering for convenience of expression or calculation, for example to the nearest whole number or multiple of ten or five
There are 2 significant digits in the number.
Three significant digits.
This number has seven significant digits.